Stopple attachment.



0. E. ENELL.

STOPPLE ATTACHMENT. APPLICATION FILED JAN. 10. 1914.

Patented May 23,1916.

THE COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH (10., WASHINGTON, D. c.

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OTTO EDWARD ENELL, 0F JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO UNIQUESPECIALTY 00., INC., A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

STOPPLE ATTACHMENT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 23, 1916.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Or'ro EDWARD ENELL, a citizen of the United States,and resident of Jersey City, in the county of Hudson and State of NewJersey, have-invented certain new and useful Improvements in StoppleAttachments, of which the following is a specification. j

The present invention relates in general to the mounting ofsupplementary receptacles, such as may be used in connection withcontainers of various sorts, and more particularly to means whereby thesupplementary receptacle is adapted to be carried by thestopple of thecontainer.-

One object of the invention is'to produce a simple, neat and convenientdevice of the kind above referred to providing a desirable support for adip-cup or well attached to the stopper of an ink-bottle or similarreservoir for fluids.

Another object is to provide an inexpensive attachment for the purposein view which will be of a substantial nature and will also impart therequisite strength and durability to the stopper itself.

Still another object is the provision of means removable from theattachment for transferring the ink or other fluid from the bottle orreservoir into the cup or well, or the reverse as may be required.

A further object is the production of an attachment comprising aplurality of separable parts, permitting independent manipulationthereof, such, for instance, as the removal of the dip-cup for cleaningwithout disturbing the ink-bottle or its stopper.

Other objects and advantages will become apparent as the specificationproceeds.

With the aforesaid objects in view, the invention consists in thecombinations and arrangements of parts hereinafter described, pointedout in the subjoined claims, and illustrated in their preferredembodiments in the accompanying drawings in which Figure 1 is asectional elevation of one form of the attachment as it appears whenapplied to an ink-bottle, the latter being shown in dotted lines; Fig. 2is a top plan view of the same form of the attachment, certain partsbeing omitted; Fig. 3 is a vertical section of a modified constructionof the attachment; Fig. 4 is a top plan view of the latter namedconstruction; Fig. 5 is a side elevation of another modification of theinvention, the stopper being shown in section; and Fig. 6 is a top planview of the iaslt named modification, parts being omit- Referring nowparticularly to Figs. 1 and 2, thenumeral 11 designates a stopper offamiliar design, consisting of a conical cork adapted for insertion-inthe neck of a bottle so asto project partly thereabove, as indicated inthe drawing. Qn the top or upper surface of the cork 11 1s a slightlylarger plate 12, of similar configuration, and having a laterally'extendedarm 13, which terminates in a smaller plate 14, also of likeoutline. By preference, the combined plates and arm here referred to aremade of pressed metal, in one PIBCG:

A continuous flange 15 is formed around the said arm and platesdependingtherefrom so as to impart the required rigidity to theconstruction, besides affording a convenient means in the'shape of aninverted socket for securing the plate 12 to the upper part of the cork11 which is effected by crimping the flange, that is, turning it inwardand pressing it into the cork laterally. As an additional means forfastening it firmly to the cork and preventing its displacement thereon,tongues 16 are punched out of the plate '12, in opposite directions andforced downwardly into the top of the cork.

The'plate 14 is formed with a central aperture or socket in which isloosely fitted a dip-cup or small ink-well 18. The latter has a flange19, by means of which it is suspended from the surface of the plate.This cup or well may be made of metal or other non-absorbent material,as glass, porcelain and the like.

In the'center of the plate 12, is also pro vided an aperture 20, throughwhich passes an ink dropper, consisting of a glass tube 21, looselyfitted in this aperture and provided at its upper end with an indiarubber bulb or nipple 22. A corresponding aperture is bored axiallythrough the cork 11, to enable the tube 21 to enter the bottle and beimmersed normally in the ink contained therein, while the bulb 22remains upright outside the plate 12, on which it may rest at the base,the latter being of sufiicient size to stop hermetically both saidapertures and thus form a closure for the same as also for the bottle.Where it is deemed advisable,

- the aperture in the cork may be lined with a tube 17, flanged over thehead 12, and the underside face of the cork thereby tying these partstogether.

It will now be readily perceived that, by manipulating the ink dropperin the accustomed manner, it requires but a moments work to take out ofthe bottle the small quantity of ink required and fill the dip-cup 18therewith, or else to transfer the ink back from the latter into theformer. No ink other than what is deposited into the dipcup need beexposed to the oxidizing action of the atmosphere, and therefore thecontents of the bottle can be preserved in a perfect state until theyare all consumed. WVhatever may remain in the dip-cup after a days usemay either be returned to the bottle by means of the dropper or thrownaway in cleaning out the dip-cup, and otherwise there is no waste nordeterioration of the ink stored in the bottle.

In Figs. 3 and 4 is shown a modified form of the attachment, wherein thesupport for the dip-cup 18 is somewhat varied in contour, thoughincluding practically the same number of elements and discharging thesame functions as the one previously described herein. Thissupportconsists of an approximately pyriform plate 12*, which may be made ofwood fiber or analogous composition aifording a smooth surface on whichmay be placed any desired inscription or advertising matter. The largerpart of the plate, bearing the reference character 12 is hollowed out onthe underside, as at 23, to form therein a recess or socket adapting itfor a snug fit upon the upper end of a cork 11*. At one side of thisrecess, the plate is narrowed evenly on both sides into a lateralextension 13 which terminates in a somewhat tapering, rounded portion14, having also a suitable aperture or socket to receive the flangeddip-cup 18. No aperture, it will be noticed, has been shown in eitherthe cork 11*, or the overlying part of the plate 12*, such as Figs. 1and 2 disclose for the reception of the ink dropper, but it isunderstood that the detail in question can be supplied if desired.

Figs. 5 and 6 illustrate an attachment made entirely of wire, which isbent and twisted to constitute a loop 12 with a laterally projected arm13 terminating in a smaller loop 148. The larger loop 12 is de signed toencircle tightly the upper end of a cork 11, serving as a sockettherefor, while' the loop 14 provides a seat for the removable dip-cup18. A complementary loop 24,, formed integral with 12*, acts as aretainer by bearing upon the top of the cork and preventing theattachment from sliding down the body of the latter. The loop 24possesses sufficient resilience to clamp its master-loop 12 to the upperend of the cork. Now,

when it is desired either to apply the loop 12* to, or detach it from,the cork, the sides of the companion loop 24: are pressed together,thereby causing the main loop 12 to expand readily so as to enable it tobe put in or taken oif the cork, as required. The ends of the wire fromwhich this form of attachment is composed are twisted together in thearm 13, intermediately of the loops 12 14* and meet centrally therein,as at 25, p

for example.

Althoughthe herein disclosed improvements have been describedspecifically with reference to an ink bottle and the cork thereof, it ismanifest that they are applicable as well to other containers. It isfurther obvious that several changes or alterations can be effected inthe attachments described, without departing from the basic principle ofthe invention. Therefore, I do not wish to be understood as restrictingthe scope of this invention to the specific means for carrying intopractice involved in the present disclosure, but desire to reserve fullythe right to all modifications and equivalents that come fairly Withinthe appended claims. g

Having described'my invention what I desire to secure by Letters Patentand claim 1s:-

1. An attachment for ink-bottles comprising in combination a stopple, aplate over lying said stopple, an arm extending laterally from one sideof said plate substantially in the same horizontal plane as the latter,said arm being provided with an aperture, a flanged supplementaryink-receptacle removably seated in said aperture having the flangethereof overlying the arm, and means for securing the plate to thestopple.

2. The combination with an ink bottle, of a stopple therefor, a socketedsupport secured to the top of said stopple, an arm formed with saidsupport overhanging the neck of the ink bottle, said arm being pro videdwith an aperture offset from the center of said support, a supplementaryink receptacle seated in said aperture, and means transferable from thestopple for bringing ink from the bottle to said receptacle and from thelatter back into the bottle while the latter remains in an uprightposture.

3. The combination with an ink bottle, of a stopple therefor, a supportoverlying the top of said stopple, an arm extending laterally over theneck of the bottle from the side of said support, said arm beingprovided with an aperture centrally offset from the axis of the stopple,a sleeve passing through the latter having its lower end upset to securethe support to the stopple, a supplementary ink receptacle seated insaid aperture, and a dropper detachably received in said sleeve adaptedfor transfer of ink from the bottle to said supplementary receptacle bleof transferring ink from the bottle into said supplementary receptacleand back from the latter into the former.

Signed at the borough of Manhattan, in 15 the county of New York andState of New York this 7th day of January, A. D. 1914:.

OTTO EDWARD ENELL.

Witnesses:

H. C. KARLsoN, JOSEPH SAWYER.

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